Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. The common hall - Or, praetorium. Called so from the praetor, a principal magistrate among the Romans, whose business it was to administer justice in the absence of the consul. This place night be termed in English the court house, or common hall.
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Matthew 27:27
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall,b and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.